AoFAQ Level 4 Certificate BEMT Basic Emergency Medical Technician

What you'll be able to do

• Know the basic anatomy of the human body 2. Be able to use core medical terminology
• Understand the structure and function of blood 4. Know the function of the lymphatic system 5. Understand the structure and control of the respiratory system 6. Understand the structure and control of the cardiovascular system 7. Understand the nervous control of body systems 8. Understand the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system 9. Understand the structure and function of the digestive system 10. Understand the structure and function of skin 11. Understand the structure and function o

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the aims and principles for the safe administration of medication.
• Understand the legislation and guidelines for the administration of medications.
• Know the preparations and precautions to be taken prior to and after the administration of medication to a patient.
• Administer a range of basic medicines in line with the scope of practice

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the anatomical, physiological and psychological differences of children
• Assess and manage a range of common paediatric emergencies

What you'll be able to do

• Understand various kinematics of injury and how they affect a patient
• Assess and manage a range of traumatic injuries
• Assess and manage a range of wounds
• Assess and manage a range of thermal injuries
• Assess and manage a fracture, dislocation, sprain and strain injury
• Assess and manage a range of head injuries
• Assess and manage a range of chest injuries
• Assess and manage a range of abdominal and pelvic trauma
• Demonstrate the assessment of spinal injuries and formulate an appropriat

What you'll be able to do

• Deliver therapeutic oxygen therapy
• Assess and manage a range of cardiac conditions
• Assess and manage a range of common respiratory conditions
• Assess and manage a range of common neurological conditions
• Assess and manage a range of poisoning and substance abuse incidents
• Assess and manage a range of extremes of body temperature emergencies
• Differentiate between an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis and provide appropriate treatment
• Assess and manage a range of other medical emergencies

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the need for effective patient assessment
• Perform a secondary survey on a variety of casualties
• Understand how to effectively communicate
• Perform an assessment of a patient’s respiratory function
• Perform an appropriate and effective assessment of a patient’s circulatory function
• Perform basic ECG monitoring and recognise basic ECG rhythms
• Perform an assessment of the nervous system
• Systematically perform an assessment of a patient.

What you'll be able to do

• Perform an effective primary survey on a variety of patients
• Understand the aetiology of a cardiac arrest and the chances of survival
• Recognise airway compromise and demonstrate effective airway management in a simulated environment
• Recognise respiratory distress, identify common causes and demonstrate effective management in a simulated environment
• Demonstrate effective basic life support in a simulated environment
• Identify catastrophic bleeding and implement an effective management plan in a simulated environment
• Be able t

What you'll be able to do

• Use an ambulance stretcher whilst applying safe manual handling principles
• Use an ambulance carry chair whilst applying safe manual handling principles
• Use an orthopaedic stretcher whilst applying safe manual handling principles
• Use a longboard whilst applying safe manual handling principles

What you'll be able to do

• Describe the roles currently found within UK ambulance services.
• Understand the requirements to enable the maintenance of a professional manner at all times.
• Understand the principles of scene safety and management.
• Understand the core roles and responsibilities of an EMT
• Understand the principles of consent to treatment
• Understand the principles behind advanced directives
• Use radio communication equipment in an appropriate manner
• Use medical terminology

What you'll be able to do

• Demonstrate a standard of acceptable conduct, performance and ethics in a clinical placement.
• Demonstrate operating within own scope of practice for a minimum of forty patient contact hours in a supervised clinical placement.
• Demonstrate a minimum of twenty hours of self directed study and reflection within own scope of practice.